Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

For the purposes of this section, the persons referred to inArticle L. 611-1 of the Social Security Code, Articles L. 722-1 and L. 731-23 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, 4° to 6°, 11°, 12°, 23°, 30° and 35° ofArticle L. 311-3 of the Social Security Code and Article L. 382-1 of the Social Security Code are deemed to be self-employed workers.

Self-employed workers who were self-employed in their last activity, who meet the conditions of resources, previous length of activity and previous income from activity and … are entitled to the allowance for self-employed workers: 1° Whose business has been the subject of a court-ordered liquidation under the conditions set out inarticle L. 641-1 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of the cases set out in article L. 640-3 of…

Articles L. 5422-4 and L. 5422-5 apply to the allowance for self-employed workers.

The measures for applying this section, in particular the conditions of resources, previous length of activity and previous income from activity as well as the criteria for assessing and certifying the non-viable nature of the activity to which entitlement to the allowance for self-employed workers is subject, are laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. However : 1° The lump-sum amount of the allowance and the period for which…

The allowance for self-employed workers is financed exclusively by the taxes of all kinds mentioned in 5° of article L. 5422-9.

A person may not benefit from the allowance for self-employed workers for a period of five years from the date on which that person ceased to benefit from it in respect of a previous activity.